Designer inspiration, if not designer purchases
Since having kids, my insatiable hunger for all things art, fashion, and design has been unsatisfied. And rightfully so. I barely have time to eat an actual breakfast, let alone devour the piles of magazines I once looked to for inspiration for my spending habits. But...
Martha Stewart makes cookies in your kitchen
Every year, I make two kinds of holiday cookies from recipes that have been passed down from my mom. But yummy as the traditional family recipes are, I'm ready to branch out from the same old pecan balls and sugar cookies, and try and start my own new tradition. Now,...
The gift(wrap) that keeps on giving
I'm not sure which is cooler, the actual lyziwraps reusable gift bags that I just discovered, or the story behind them. They were originally designed by an 8th Grader, for an innovation competition, who was trying to find a way to decrease the amount of waste...
Tres chic for tres cheap!
It's quite possible that I might never set foot in an actual store again. I mean why bother schlepping outside when everything you could possibly want is a few clicks away? When I say everything, I mean the most gorgeous French designer baby clothes, all at super...
Grab a seat on the ice cream cookie. I’ll be right with you.
Just when I was thinking "You know what would be cool? An ottoman made to look like an ice cream cookie!" our friends at Jellio came along and beat me to it. We've long admired this furniture designer's wildly imaginative creativity. And now their brand new ice cream...
Art meets chocolate. I meet them both and swoon.
It's soooo haaaaard to open my inbox and find an email inviting me to sample a new artisanal chocolate bar. Really, it's right up there with letters from Nigerian Princes and notices about my "Paypol Account," but you know. I am so devoted to the readers here, that I...
Diaper bags that go beyond the diaper phase
Having a baby right at the change of season is very dangerous for my wallet because it's far too easy to rationalize a new diaper bag purchase. Something swanky. Something current. Something that makes me feel more stylish and less enormous and leaky than I'm actually...
Birchbox, where have you been all my month!
I love surprises. Especially ones that arrive at my door wrapped in a hot pink box. It's not for the kids, not for my husband, but all for me. That's just what Birchbox is all about--subscribe and you'll get a box of high-end cosmetic samples every month from...
Starting today, it’s really (really, really, really) easy being green
You may already know we're big fans of Barley & Birch here at CMP, and if you love this eco-conscious line of kids' clothing as much as we do, then you're probably going to want to know about their amazing Super Sale --beginning today--in celebration of the launch...
Super snug bunting bags (that are also just a little bit posh)
I live in the desert, so I fully cop to craving the cold. I start wearing sweaters way too early in the hopes of somehow forcing the weather to cool more quickly. I usually succeed only in sweating.But now we're fully in the midst of a cold snap here (yessss!), so...